When I met the owner of the bar, he told me that he’d heard that I play music and was wondering if I’d like to play a show at his venue “Freiraum”.
I told him “I’d love to!”
He said I could play there as long as I could make the show an hour or two at least.
I thought that was a ridiculous amount of time to play, especially since I hadn’t yet written all of the songs for my album at that point.
That said, it was no problem for me because I’d play somewhere all day if I could (I’m sure most musicians can relate).
So, I had my show booked and assembled a setlist of originals and covers
Despite the nerves and terror I felt in the moments leading up to the show (and during the show in between songs), it went thoroughly well and ended up being a foundational moment for myself, my songs, and sharing them with others :)